Ben Herz, program director for the doctor of occupational therapy program, presented a seminar on March 1, 2014 at VCU on “ Occupational Therapy and the Essential Tremor”. In addition he has presented to the Charlottesville Parkinson’s Support Group (March 21) and most recently, (April 1-2) participated in the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) National Program Directors meeting in Baltimore MD along with the AOTA Board of Directors. In his role as a board member, Dr. Herz does monthly Skype sessions with OT student classes across the nation. He recently talked to University of St. Augustine and University of Buffalo OT graduate students on ethics and the OT.

Lisa Shoaf, program director for the physical therapy program, attended the national Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association in February in Las Vegas, NV. She was able to provide information about the developing DPT program and network with potential faculty, as well as participate in continuing education activities. Finally, she presented in March at the Virginia Physical Therapy’s Annual Retreat held at the Boar’s Head in Charlottesville on her current research entitled “Physical Therapy Direct Access Utilization Patterns in Virginia and Patient’s Satisfaction about the Physical Therapy Direct Access Care Provided.”

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https://www.mbc.edu/health_sciences/2014/02/17/february-2014/#commentsMon, 17 Feb 2014 13:41:18 +0000http://www.mbc.edu/health_sciences/?p=1376Allison Ellington was recently elected to the Board for Rebuilding Together Greater Augusta, an local not-for-profit that provides critical home repair as well as other needed assistance to allow community members to remain safely in their homes.

Lisa Donegan Shoaf, program director for the physical therapy program, participated in the Quality Review Committee Meeting for the Foreign Credentialing Commission for Physical Therapy at the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy in Alexandria Dec. 6-8, 2013.

David Paulk, program director for the physician assistant program gave two presentations in January at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, one titled Mild traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents; developing consensus – a report from the CDC” and the other Child abuse disclosure, the next step.

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https://www.mbc.edu/health_sciences/2013/11/04/october-2013/#commentsMon, 04 Nov 2013 18:41:01 +0000http://www.mbc.edu/health_sciences/?p=1119Allison Ellington recently completed the patient participation and data collection portion of a Phase 1 NIH research study “Virtual Occupational Therapy “. This study addresses the feasibility of using a virtual reality system for practice of activities of daily living among stroke patients. The study was a joint venture between research, educational, and healthcare entities. She is one of two OT clinicians involved in the development of the virtual reality system and conducting patient components of the study. Analysis of data is ongoing.

David Paulk presented “Mild traumatic brain injury among children and adolescents” to the 38th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants on October 16. Additionally, he attended the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA)’s annual conference in Memphis, TN October 16-20. As a member of the Assessment Council of the PAEA he participated in presenting data related to end-of-clinical rotation examinations.

This has been an exceptionally busy month for Ben Herz, director of the Occupational Therapy program. Herz participated in the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Program Directors meeting in Atlanta, GA and the AOTA Educational Summit Oct 3-5. 2013. He also attended the National Advisory Board meeting for Remington College Occupational Therapy Assistant program Oct. 11, 2013. In addition to the above activities, as the elected treasurer of the AOTA Board of Directors, Herz participated in the Board meeting in Bethesda, MD October 18-20 2013. Lastly, he presented a short course on “Virtual Reality and Rehab” at the West Virginia Occupational Therapy Association Conference, October 25, 2013.

Lisa Shoaf and Kai Kennedy attended the Educational Leadership Conference for the American Physical Therapy Association in Portland, OR in October. This meeting included program directors and directors of clinical education for PT Education programs around the US.

Linda Seestedt-Stanford, Lisa Shoaf, Ben Herz, and Martha Modlin, in collaboration with Larry Schnuck, from Kahler Slater Inc. developed a platform presentation titled “Designing Interprofessional Education: A Closer Look at Creating a New College of Health Sciences at Mary Baldwin College”. Stanford and Schnuck presented this to colleagues at the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions annual conference, Orlando FL, October 24.

In collaboration with Judith Steel, MA, CMA at Virginia Commonwealth University, Lisa Shoaf, director of physical therapy submitted to the peer review process for the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science a paper titled “Integrating the Shoulder Complex to the Body as a Whole: Applications for the Dancer.”

Shoaf also provided educational sessions titled “Injury Prevention for the String Musician” to the students at the Heifetz International Music Institute at Mary Baldwin College for summer 2013. She also served as a physical therapy consultant to improve posture and address overuse issues of individual students.

Ben Herz, director of occupational therapy, has had a book chapter accepted for publication. Assistive Technology and Leisure, (Kathy Flecky, editor) will be published in 2014 by F.A. Davis Publishing, Philadelphia.

His research paper, “Nintendo Wii Rehabilitation (“Wii-hab”) Provides Benefits in Parkinson’s Disease,” will also appear in Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. Herz also participated in the Fishersville Parkinson’s Support group on August 3, 2013, facilitating the patient aspect of a patient and caregiver forum.

In collaboration with Donna Agnew, he also is in process of revising the Physician Assistant Review Guide, 2nd Edition. Expected publication 2014. Jones and Bartlett Publishing, Burlington, Massachusetts.

Lisa Shoaf, director of physical therapy, attended a Quality Review Committee meeting for the Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy in Alexandria, Virginia, June 7–8, 2013. This committee reviews processes and data related to the credentialing process that foreign educated physical therapists must complete in order to determine their eligibility for PT licensure in the United States.

In June, she served as chief delegate for Virginia at the American Physical Therapy Association House of Delegates in Salt Lake City.

Ben Herz, director of occupational therapy, was part of a physicians panel for the Columbia, South Carolina, area Parkinson Support Group April 21, 2013, discussing Parkinson’s Disease and its effects.

On May 18, 2013, Herz attended the Harrisonburg Parkinson Disease Support Group. On May 22, 2013, he attended the Augusta Area Community Health Forum. On June 1, Herz attended the Fishersville Parkinson Disease Support Group. Herz presented to the University of Virginia Movement Disorders Physicians Group in Charlottesville on June 7, 2013.

David Paulk, director of physician assistant studies, is member of a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention work group, developing clinical diagnosis and management guidelines for pediatric acute mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). He is the sole PA in the work group.

Paulk also served as a guest lecturer at Drexel University in April on Child Maltreatment and at Philadelphia University in June on Child Maltreatment, mTBI, pediatric headache and pediatric seizures.

Paulk also presented four lectures at the College of Science, Health, and Liberal Arts at Philadelphia University to physician assistant students in June 2013. The topic of those presentations were “Pediatric Seizures,” “Pediatric Headache,” “Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents,” and “Child Maltreatment.”